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In article , Pat Meadows writes: | On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 18:41:10 -0700, bill | wrote: | | Does anyone know how long one might expect *untreated* | lumber to last when in contact with the ground? | | Around here, about 2 years. Enough time for the termites to find it | and eat it. | | I'm unlikely to have that problem, there seem to be very few | of them around here from all I've heard. We're in the | northern Appalachians and it's pretty cold here in winter, | maybe that's what keeps them away. I don't know. It is. We don't have them here, either, but untreated sapwood (except for yew) will rot to breakage within 12 months, and untreated heartwood of most non-tropical species (again, except for yew) will within 3-4 years. Some of the species Bob mentioned are imported into the UK, and they don't last long in that situation. But remember that our damp problems are MUCH worse than yours :-( The key is that we have 3-6 months with comfortably above freezing temperatures and continual 100% humidity (at soil level), though with enough air for the fungi to thrive. And they do. There are only a couple of important wood-eating insects in the UK, and they aren't in the same ballpark as termites. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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